[Cricket] The Ashes - England v Australia - 4th Test, Old Trafford, July 19-23, 2023

[Titanic]

Rooooot

SIX with the reverse ramp :

The last 10 overs have gone for 83

Is using Marsh and Head declaration bowling from Cummins?

England 222-2 (39 overs)

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Then go utterly run mental in the morning? So hard to know when we need the Aussies back in.

We have to get them back in soonest - too much time is going to be lost to the weather over the weekend.....

 

[A1X]

England 222-2 (39 overs)

 

[Titanic]

100 partnership for Zak Crawley 61* and Moeen Ali 43*

England 109-1 (23.1 overs)

A HUGE SIX from ZC bring up the 105 partnership - Zak Crawley 129* and Joe Root 43*, from 82 balls

England 235-2 (40.2 overs)

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

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Still the person who has communicated the game to me in the most insightful and interesting way

 

[WhingForPresident]

Forecast for the next few days looks dreadful If it's right, looks like no morning session tomorrow, no play on Saturday and sporadic rain on Sun.

 

[Titanic]

Tea Day Two

England 239-2 (41 overs), trailing by 78.

178 runs from 25 overs in the session

Zak Crawley 132* Joe Root 44*

MAGNIFICENT

 

[KZNSeagull]

Tiffin. 239-2. 109 partnership in 89 balls. 178 runs in the session from 25 overs. Smashing!!

 

[The Mole]

Just come out of a meeting- we scored 140 runs inntgat time!

 

[zeemeeuw]

Only 39 more overs before new ball, this one will be like playdough by then.

 

[jcdenton08]

Are we still anti Baz Ball, or only when it doesn’t work?

 

[Arkwright]

Only going by the radio as I'm poolside in Croatia, this batting is amazing. Are Australia bowling badly or just good aggressive batting by England?

 

[Eeyore]

I'm getting nosebleed looking at how many Crawley has.

To get any sort of result it has to be played in this way. But the wicket looks very flat and helpful to that sort of game anyway.

 

[Pevenseagull]

I'm calling that session as England's.

 

[Ali_rrr]

Horrendous over rate from the Aussies especially when they've been bowling an off spinner. Know they're getting battered so resort to their normal tricks.

 

[Eeyore]

Are we still anti Baz Ball, or only when it doesn’t work?

I've never minded Bazball, just want to see Bazball-10%, which is what we are seeing here. Moen managed to chop out that silly hook shot they laid the trap for and got some decent runs. England have played some very good cricket here and as Australia withdraw the field they end up with 6 runs an over available anyway.

 

[banjo]

Horrendous over rate from the Aussies especially when they've been bowling an off spinner. Know they're getting battered so resort to their normal tricks.

Same old Aussies, always cheating.

 

[Simster]

Are we still anti Baz Ball, or only when it doesn’t work?

We are anti-shit-cricket shots I think.

You know the most refreshing thing about that session? It was that 10 minutes in, Australia set up for the short ball stuff and Moeen and Crawley just ignored it. Had our batters done that two tests ago, we'd be winning this series.

 

[Simster]

Only going by the radio as I'm poolside in Croatia, this batting is amazing. Are Australia bowling badly or just good aggressive batting by England?

Australia look ragged and out of ideas, but England have batted aggressively but sensibly to get to this point.

 

[Mellotron]

Australia look ragged and out of ideas, but England have batted aggressively but sensibly to get to this point.

It's also been arguably Australia's worst day in the field thus far. Not many absolute dollies, but missed a few decent chances.